Coordination and framework of a national integrated pest management program for Lymantria dispar
| Authors: | Tom Coleman, Christopher J. Foelker, H.Mannin Dodd |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Type: | Proceedings - Paper |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-212-chapter2 |
| Source: | In: Coleman, T.W.; Liebhold, A.M., eds. Slow the spread: a 20-year reflection on the national Lymantria dispar integrated pest management program. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-212. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 28–44. |
Abstract
The National Slow the Spread (STS) Program represents the largest strategy to limit the impacts of the exotic spongy moth, Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, formerly known as the "gypsy moth"), in the United States. The STS Foundation, a non-profit organization, state and federal agencies, and university partners work collaboratively in three committees (operations, regulatory, and technical) to reduce the rate of spread of L. dispar. Since 2000, state agencies and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service annually plan and implement trap and treatment activities, coordinating work through the non-profit foundation and gaining approval from the board of directors. Trap and treatment activities are planned and archived in a centralized database. From 2000 to 2020, mean annual funding directed to carry out trapping was $4.59 million, and $5.47 million was used for treatments.